PR Firm News: Caster Communications Gets New Owners
Caster Communications was acquired by longtime agency leaders Alexandra Crabb and Peter Girard, with founder Kimberly Lancaster staying on until August 2026 to ensure a smooth handover. DiGennaro Communications launched The Authority Studio, a standalone content‑strategy and production unit led by former USA Today editor Laura Petrecca. The Brandman Agency rebranded as Brandman, unveiling a refreshed visual identity and expanding its footprint with new offices in Palm Beach and Charleston. All three moves aim to strengthen client services and capture growth opportunities in their respective markets.
Doeren Mayhew Adds Berman Hopkins
Doeren Mayhew announced the acquisition of Berman Hopkins CPAs & Associates, adding nearly 100 employees and nine principals to its roster. The deal expands the Michigan‑based firm’s presence in central Florida, bolstering its service platform across construction, healthcare, manufacturing and...
Iran War, SaaS-Pocalypse Loom Over Already-Sluggish Sports Deals
M&A activity in the United States has slumped, with announced mergers dropping 23% to 1,795 by March 9, while sports and e‑sports deals fell to just five this year versus 57 in 2025. The downturn is driven by the February “SaaS‑pocalypse,”...
Eat App Acquires inResto Cofounder’s Table Reservation Platform ReserveGo
Dubai‑based Eat App announced the acquisition of ReserveGo, the B2B table‑reservation platform founded by inResto co‑founder Vijayan Parthasarathy, to broaden its Indian footprint. The deal brings ReserveGo’s technology, customer base and team under Eat App’s umbrella, though financial terms were...
Simpson Thacher Deadline Blunder Leaves Major Client Facing Merger Block
US law firm Simpson Thacher missed Aramark’s filing deadline by one day, causing the Competition Appeal Tribunal to reject the appeal against the CMA’s order to unwind its acquisition of Entier. The tribunal held that the deadline was 5 pm Thursday...
War in Middle East May Press Pause on Bank Deal Boom
Bank merger‑and‑acquisition activity surged in 2025, but the war in Iran has introduced sharp stock‑price volatility that threatens to stall the consolidation wave. Falling bank‑stock values erode the equity currency traditionally used to fund deals, pushing pricing down and making...
Swift Current Energy Sells Steel River Project to Cypress Creek
Swift Current Energy has completed the sale of its Steel River solar‑plus‑storage project in Mississippi County, Arkansas, to Cypress Creek Renewables. The development will deliver 2.5 GW of solar capacity and 2.9 GWh of battery storage across three phases, with full completion...
Intel Rules Out RAN Exit and Champions Granite Rapids over Nvidia
Intel confirmed it will not spin off its Network and Edge (NEX) unit, reaffirming its commitment to the 5G/6G RAN market with the Granite Rapids processor. The decision follows a $7 billion funding infusion from Nvidia and SoftBank that helped the...
MOL Acquiring 25% Stake in V.Ships France
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has acquired a 25 % equity stake in V.Ships France through its subsidiary MOL Euro Energie SAS, while deepening a long‑standing partnership on LNG vessels. Under the deal V.Ships France will assume full technical management of two new‑build LNG carriers slated...
Papa John’s Draws Fresh Takeover Interest From Qatari-Backed Fund
A Qatari‑backed investment vehicle, Irth Capital Management, has submitted a bid to take Papa John’s International private, with financial backing from Brookfield Asset Management. The pizza chain’s market value hovers around $1 billion, making it an attractive target for a leveraged...
Atlanticus Holdings Corp (ATLC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Atlanticus Holdings reported a transformative 2025, highlighted by the Mercury Financial acquisition that doubled its balance sheet to $7.0 billion and added 1.3 million customers. Diluted earnings per share rose 23% in Q4 and 25% for the full year, while return on...
Runway Growth Finance Corp (RWAY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Runway Growth Finance Corp announced a NAV‑for‑NAV merger with SWK Holdings that will add roughly $242 million of assets, pushing healthcare and life‑sciences exposure from 14% to about 31% of the portfolio. Management expects mid‑single‑digit net investment income accretion in the...
‘Mediabrands’ and ‘Magna’ on the Chopping Block as Omnicom Merger Bites
Omnicom is dismantling the Mediabrands and Magna brands in Australia as part of the post‑merger integration of its $13 billion IPG acquisition. The company will retire the Mediabrands name, migrate staff email addresses to OMC domains, and has already seen senior...
Kyocera Document Solutions Absorbs Huon IT, Creating Unified Services Offering
Kyocera Document Solutions Australia will fully absorb Huon IT under the Kyocera brand on April 1, completing a multi‑year integration that began with the 2019 acquisition. The merger combines Kyocera’s print and document workflow expertise with Huon IT’s managed IT...
Rheinmetall Withdraws From Mynaric Bidding Process; Rocket Lab Acquisition Clears Major Competitive Hurdle
Rheinmetall AG announced it will not submit a formal bid for laser‑communications specialist Mynaric AG, ending a brief period of speculation about a German “national solution” to block Rocket Lab’s $150 million acquisition. The withdrawal leaves Rocket Lab as the sole...
The Cautionary Tale of an Advisor M&A Deal Gone Wrong
The Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a $2.07 million FINRA arbitration award to wealth advisor Jayne Di Vincenzo, rejecting Devin Garofalo’s bid to vacate the decision. The award stems from a 2020 $3.6 million acquisition of Di Vincenzo’s practice by Colonial River Wealth that unraveled...
Skilled Nursing Dealbook: NY Nursing Home Sells for $75M; Selectis Selling 2 Facilities to Journey for $15.7M
The skilled‑nursing market saw several high‑profile transactions this week. Excelsior Group acquired the 280‑bed Union Plaza Care Center in Flushing, New York for $75 million, while Selectis Health agreed to sell its two Georgia facilities—Glen Eagle and Eastman Healthcare—totaling 201 beds...
Advisory M&A News – 3/11/2026
Wealth Enhancement added a $1.2 billion adviser team in Kansas, lifting its total assets to over $143.8 billion. Summitry’s purchase of Vantage Wealth brings $721 million AUM, pushing its portfolio past $3 billion. NewEdge Advisors’ Pillar Channel surpassed $14 billion after affiliating with Stonegate, while...
Xanadu Announces Negotiations Toward Up to CAD $390 Million in Support From the Governments of Canada and Ontario to Advance...
Xanadu Quantum Technologies has entered negotiations with the Canadian and Ontario governments for up to CAD 390 million to fund Project OPTIMISM, a plan to build domestic photonic and semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure. The initiative targets heterogeneous integration, PIC packaging, wafer‑level testing and quantum...
Elutia Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results; Initiates NXT-41 Regulatory Process
Elutia Inc. reported its Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, highlighting the $88 million sale of its BioEnvelope business to Boston Scientific and a cash position of $36.4 million plus $8 million in escrow. The company submitted a 510(k) for the base biologic matrix...
TD Cowen: Takeaways From the Next-Gen Freight Rail Conference
At the Railway Age Next‑Gen Freight Rail Conference, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern CEOs reaffirmed confidence that their proposed merger will satisfy regulators and deliver cost savings, while the Surface Transportation Board signaled a push to accelerate environmental permitting and...
Dow Slides 300 Points as Oil Prices Move Higher Again Amid Iran Conflict: Live Updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped roughly 300 points as oil prices surged toward $90 a barrel amid heightened Iran‑Israel tensions. The International Energy Agency announced a record release of 400 million barrels to cushion supply disruptions, further fueling market volatility....
Wisconsin Credit Union to Buy Local Bank
Milwaukee‑based Landmark Credit Union announced it will acquire American National Bank‑Fox Cities, adding $419 million in assets and two branches to its $7 billion portfolio. The transaction, the fifth credit‑union‑bank deal this year and the third full‑bank purchase, is slated to close...
Chimney Rock Buys Gas Clip Technologies
Chimney Rock, a private‑equity firm focused on industrial services, announced the acquisition of Gas Clip Technologies, a provider of portable gas detection solutions. The deal adds a safety‑technology platform that serves industrial, marine, utility, refining, chemical processing, and water‑wastewater markets....
Edmond De Rothschild Corporate Finance and Jasmin Capital Form Partnership for CVs
Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance has teamed up with placement agent Jasmin Capital to launch a joint initiative targeting co‑control transactions. The partnership will concentrate on General Partners who wish to sell a portion of their fund stakes through M&A...
US Billionaire David Storch Is Preferred Bidder for Sheffield Wednesday
US billionaire David Storch’s consortium has been named the preferred bidder for Sheffield Wednesday, outbidding former Newcastle owner Mike Ashley and other suitors. The club has been in administration since October and faces a further 15‑point deduction if a £15 million...
EXCLUSIVE: FreightWaves: Rail Merger Critics Should ‘Quit Looking Backward’ – Union Pacific CEO
Union Pacific CEO urged detractors of the pending UP‑NS merger to stop dwelling on past rail consolidations and look ahead to the benefits of a combined network. The merger, filed with the Surface Transportation Board, seeks to create America’s first...
FabFitFun Acquires Paya Health to Drive Ingestible Wellness Expansion
FabFitFun announced the acquisition of Paya Health, a science‑backed supplement brand, to broaden its entry into the fast‑growing beauty‑from‑within market. Market research projects the global beauty supplements sector to more than double, reaching $8.6 billion by 2035 with a 7.9% CAGR....
Wood Now Part of Sidara
Sidara Ltd completed its acquisition of John Wood Group at 30 pence per share, injecting $450 million in capital and keeping Wood as a standalone entity. The combined organization now generates over $8.5 billion in revenue and employs more than 55,000 professionals worldwide....
Monitoring of the Commitments Given by IAG to the European Commission in Relation to Its Acquisition of Bmi
Following the European Commission’s decision, enforcement of IAG’s commitments related to its bmi acquisition was transferred to the UK Competition and Markets Authority on 1 July 2024, with Forvis Mazars LLP continuing as the monitoring trustee. The CMA approved a slot release...
Dr. Phone Fix Reports over 50% Same-Store Growth and Productivity Improvements Following Geebo Acquisition
Dr. Phone Fix Canada Corp. reported over 50% same‑store sales growth YoY in Jan‑Feb 2026, driven by higher repair volumes and new insurance repair programs. The recent acquisition of Geebo Device Repair added $175,000 in revenue, a 12% increase, and...
FCC Green-Lights Connoisseur’s Bakersfield Exit
The FCC has approved Connoisseur Media’s acquisition of four Bakersfield radio stations from Alpha Media, finalizing a debt‑assumption merger announced in November 2025. The regulatory clearance removes the final hurdle for Connoisseur to integrate the assets into its portfolio. This...
Why Middle-Market Deals Fail After the Term Sheet
Middle‑market M&A deals often unravel after the term sheet when due diligence uncovers gaps in EBITDA assumptions, contract assignability, and operational compliance. The article outlines five recurring post‑LOI breakdowns, including fragile financing and seller unpreparedness, that can derail transactions despite...
Sega Responds to Concerns After Recording $200 Million Impairment Write-Down for Rovio
Google Cloud unveiled the next phase of its “Living Games” platform, embedding autonomous AI agents into its cloud infrastructure. The suite combines Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini Enterprise, Flash and Vertex AI to automate testing, code writing and asset generation for developers. Demonstrations...
Cintas Agrees to Buy Uniform Maker UniFirst in $5.5 Billion Deal
Cintas announced a $5.5 billion agreement to acquire uniform provider UniFirst. UniFirst shareholders will receive $155 in cash and 0.772 Cintas shares per UniFirst share, valuing each at roughly $310. The deal, pending shareholder approval, is slated to close in the...
Eco Atlantic Augments Oil & Gas Portfolio with New Acquisition
Eco Atlantic has agreed to acquire the remaining shares of JHI Associates for approximately $52.3 million, issuing up to 96.3 million new common shares that could represent about 21.8% of its post‑transaction capital. The deal grants Eco a 35% working interest in...
Hirevue Acquires Hireguide Technology to Accelerate Agentic AI Hiring
Hirevue announced the acquisition of Hireguide's agentic AI technology, aiming to embed conversational AI agents into its hiring platform. The first product rollout will be a voice‑based AI Interviewer that evaluates candidates earlier than traditional resume screening. By combining Hireguide's...
Haleon Bets on Asia
Haleon, the consumer‑health giant behind Sensodyne and Advil, announced a strategic push into Asia, emphasizing e‑commerce growth in China and market expansion in India. The company will open a new manufacturing plant in the region to support local demand and...
CRH / Gibson Merger Inquiry
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on 11 March 2026 that it has cleared CRH (UK) Limited’s acquisition of several Gibson entities, including Gibson Bros and Gibson Quarries. The clearance follows a Phase 1 merger inquiry launched on 5 February 2026, after an...
Pharma Is Ravenous for M&A Action but Late-Stage Supply Dwindles
Big pharma is intensifying its M&A hunt as the pool of late‑stage biopharma assets shrinks, turning deal processes into competitive auctions. Sellers are leveraging multiple inquiries to secure higher upfront cash and better terms, while unsolicited public bids—exemplified by the...
Anduril To Acquire ExoAnalytic
Anduril Industries announced it will acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, effectively doubling its space workforce. The deal adds ExoAnalytic’s 130‑plus engineers and a network of over 400 telescopes, enhancing Anduril’s space‑situational‑awareness (SSA) offerings for Department of Defense and Space Force customers. Anduril...
Sonida Senior Living Inc (SNDA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Sonida Senior Living announced a $1.8 billion merger with CNL Healthcare Properties, slated to close in late Q1 2026. The deal is positioned to upgrade the portfolio’s real‑estate quality, boost AFFO per share and cut leverage toward a six‑times target. In Q3 2025...
Do You Remember The '80s Cinnamon Roll Chain Acquired By Arby's In The '90s?
Founded in the early 1980s by Ted and Joyce Rice, T.J. Cinnamons expanded from a mobile bakery to 200 mall locations before Arby's acquired it in 1996. The acquisition was intended to leverage co‑branded bakery counters to attract customers during...
Logan’s Roadhouse Acquired by Multi-Concept Operator SSCP Management
Logan’s Roadhouse has been sold to SSCP Management, with the transaction closing on December 3. The acquisition adds more than 100 steakhouse locations across 22 states to SSCP’s portfolio, which already includes over 500 restaurants under various concepts. The deal follows...
Squid Game: Unleashed Studio Bossfight Returns After Netflix Closure
Bossfight Entertainment has re‑emerged as an independent studio after Netflix shuttered its operations in October 2025, leaving roughly 80 employees unemployed. The original founders—CEO David Rippy, CPO Bill Jackson and COO Scott Winsett—have re‑established the company in Dallas, Texas. Bossfight...
George Clooney Regroups with Casamigos Founders on New Nonalcoholic Beer
Hollywood actor George Clooney reunites with Casamigos co‑founders Mike Meldman and Rande Gerber to launch Crazy Mountain, a non‑alcoholic beer. The 65‑calorie lager and lime variants will debut in select markets in 2026, using a brewing process that never removes...
More Big Law Leaders, 'Open to Growth,' Are Willing to Consider Mergers
Big‑law partners are increasingly signaling openness to growth through mergers, a shift highlighted by recent high‑profile talks such as Ashurst‑Perkins Coie, Hogan Lovells‑Cadwalader, and Taylor Wessing‑Winston & Strawn. Data from ALM shows a surge in lateral moves whenever merger rumors surface, amplifying market volatility. Firms...
Tech Stack Standardization: The Operational Backbone of MSP M&A
Mergers among Managed Service Providers (MSPs) hinge on more than financials; aligning disparate technology platforms is essential for operational stability. Without tech‑stack standardization, firms face duplicated licensing, training burdens, and fragmented security that erode profitability. Unified solutions—such as N‑able’s RMM,...
NoMad’s Senton Hotel Trades Hands for $27M
Stayway Holding Group, linked to Lee Fung Fong and Henry Zheng, purchased the 71‑room Senton Hotel in Manhattan’s NoMad district for $27.2 million. The seven‑story property at 39 West 27th Street was sold by Calvin Kamuluddin, with Avison Young brokering the...
After Google Takeover, Intersect Spins Off Grid-Tied Power Business
Google announced a $4.75 billion cash acquisition of renewable‑energy developer Intersect, aiming to accelerate electricity generation for its expanding data‑center portfolio. Existing investors, led by TPG Rise Climate, have spun off Intersect’s grid‑tied power assets into a new independent power producer...